02/03/2026
As part of the implementation of its mandate to promote investment, improve the business climate, and support the State’s orientation toward attracting productive investment with high added value, the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency, in coordination with the Algerian Economic Renewal Council, organized on Monday, March 2, 2026, at its headquarters, a thematic workshop dedicated to the plastics and polymers manufacturing sector.
The proceedings of this workshop were chaired by the Agency’s Director General, Mr. Omar Rekkache, alongside the President of the Council, Mr. Kamel Moula, in the presence of several economic operators and public and private investors active in this sector, in addition to representatives of related economic sectors.
A strategic framework to direct investment toward structurally impactful sectors
This initiative forms part of a series of periodic thematic workshops that the Agency and the Council intend to organize in order to support the national economic momentum aimed at diversifying the economy. This will be achieved by directing investment toward activity branches that have a structural impact on value chains and are capable of creating jobs, substituting imports, developing exports, transferring expertise, and increasing the local integration rate.
These workshops aim to establish a structured and sustainable consultation framework bringing together the Agency and economic operators, enabling investment orientation based on precise analyses, field data, and concrete commitments from project holders. This reflects a qualitative shift from a general promotion approach toward the engineering of integrated sectoral projects aligned with national development priorities.
This first workshop was dedicated to the plastics and polymers sector in view of its strategic nature and its close linkage with numerous other industries, as well as the significant opportunities it offers for import substitution and the enhancement of local value added.
Indicators reflecting growing investment momentum in the plastics sector
In his address during the workshop, Mr. REKKACHE highlighted the importance of this sector in the process of diversifying the national economy and strengthening industrial transformation. He also emphasized the need to localize investments capable of substituting imports of plastic materials and products, which reached 2.98 billion USD in 2025, while increasing the local integration rate and reducing external dependency.
In this context, he pointed to the growing interest in this sector, noting that the number of investment projects registered with the Agency had reached 675 projects by the end of February, including 383 new greenfield projects, with the remainder consisting of extension projects. These projects represent a declared total investment value of 138.7 billion DZD, with an expected creation of 15,150 direct jobs, reflecting an upward trend from year to year.
Of the total number of these projects, according to the figures presented by Mr. REKKACHE, 6 foreign direct investments and 18 partnership projects with local operators were registered, reflecting the sector’s attractiveness for capital and expertise and underscoring the importance of providing a favorable regulatory and industrial environment to strengthen technology transfer and enhance the valorization of national resources.
Furthermore, 51 projects have been completed and have entered the operational phase, while 242 projects, which have submitted progress reports, have reached advanced stages of completion. This reflects tangible progress in the implementation of investments and a clear transition from the registration phase to the execution and production phase.
Mr. REKKACHE affirmed that these indicators reflect Algeria’s entry into a new stage in the development of the manufacturing industry, based on launching more integrated and competitive investments capable of contributing to the achievement of industrial sovereignty.
In this regard, he explained that this workshop constitutes a platform for an objective and accurate diagnosis of the situation of the plastics and polymers sector, identifying imbalances and priority segments within the value chain, and proposing practical mechanisms to strengthen local integration. It also aims to formulate actionable recommendations to support high-quality investment, enabling the orientation of projects toward sectors with real economic viability, the valorization of local resources, and the building of an integrated industrial ecosystem capable of competing both locally and regionally.
For his part, the President of the Council, Mr. Kamel MOULA, emphasized that the plastics and polymers sector represents a structural base supporting several key sectors of the national economy, including household appliance manufacturing, the agri-food industry, agriculture, the pharmaceutical industry, the automotive industry, and the construction sector. This makes it a fundamental pillar for strengthening industrial integration and improving the competitiveness of various value chains.
He also highlighted the progress achieved by Algerian companies in recent years, noting that they have developed significant expertise, technical skills, and substantial production capacities, enabling them to meet a large share of national market needs and positioning them to move toward a new phase focused on development, innovation, and higher value creation.
He considered that organizing such workshops allows for an in-depth examination of each specialization and reaching practical solutions through a participatory approach bringing together various economic operators, in order to strengthen the national industrial base, reduce dependency on imports, create local added value, and open broader prospects toward regional and international markets, thereby making the sector a genuine lever for economic diversification.
This meeting also enabled the examination of the different segments of this industry’s value chain in terms of their current capacities, opportunities for local integration, export prospects, and the investments required to enhance their competitiveness and ensure their sustainability.
